Nancy Pelosi accuses Newt Gingrich of waging class warfare

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi struck back Wednesday at Newt Gingrich over comments the former GOP leader made urging Republican candidates to make next month's election a fight "between the Democratic Party of food stamps and the Republican Party of paychecks."

In an appearance in her hometown of San Francisco, Pelosi said Gingrich and the Republicans are trying to use class warfare in order to gain electoral advantage.

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"There is some subliminal message that is being sent out there about us and them, meaning people who need food stamps and the rest of the country, which I think is an unfortunate course to go down," Pelosi said.

"It is the biggest bang for the buck when you do food stamps and unemployment insurance — the biggest bang for the buck," she added.

On Tuesday, Gingrich — the former House speaker and mastermind behind the GOP's 1994 Contract With America — penned a letter attacking Democrats and their handling of the economy and giving generic advice on how Republicans in 2010 can repeat their success from more than 15 years ago.

"It is an unassailable fact that in June, more food stamps were distributed by the government than ever before in American history. (It turns out that Barack Obama's idea of spreading the wealth around was spreading more food stamps around.)," Gingrich wrote. "Most Americans would like to get a paycheck. Most Americans would not like to be forced to have food stamps handed out by liberal Democrats."

You do live in San Francisco correct? At least that is your weak claim.

Nancy, I have been to your lovely city dozens of times. It used to be much nicer than it is today. It sorely needs some law and order. But my question to you Nancy, why do I always see the same people on the same corner begging for money and panhandling? Why does the Walgreen's at Powell and Market need to lock up $2 items in the first aisle you walk into the store on? Why was I told to not walk from the Prescott Hotel to the Warfield to take children to a concert? My god, it was 5 blocks away?

Nancy, it is you and your party of never ending excuses and handouts who have made these people who scare off the tourists in San Francisco dependent on everyone else just to live. That is not something to be proud of. I would agree welfare if for a short duration is a good thing. I would not agree that lifetime welfare is a good thing. I want the former, you and your friends want the latter.

Walk you own G.D. city Nancy. Get out of the limo's and private jets. Get out of the black tie events. Get away from the Napa vineyard Nancy. Walk from Powell down Market for 2 miles and away from Moscone Center. If you live through that walk, then come back and make another stupid comment about class warfare.

If Pelosi has her way we will all be on welfare. Free food, free rent, free health care, free cell phones, free spending money..... Compliments of the Americans still stupid enough to pay taxes and the Chinese.

Nancy Pelosi is accusing former speaker Newt Gingrich and the Republicans of engaging in "class warfare?" That's rich. I'll remember that little chestnut next time my Democrat friends accuse Republicans of engaging in "Goebbels style" propaganda, y'know, if you repeat the lie enough times, people will believe it?

Nancy, darling, you can accuse the Republicans of "class warfare" all day, every day, for the next 26 days, and no one is buying that one.

Lets discuss real class warfare such as innocent,hardworking everyday Americans. Why does the Democrat Party always want to allow convicted felons to vote? Why do they continually trash every avenue of having people prove who they are and that they are elgible to vote. Why is it they want the vote on unions to be held in the open? Simply because they buy votes by giving away hard working American taxes to those who do not wish to work. They want voting out in the open so the union thugs can use strong arm tactics. They want total control over the internet so the truth cant be told. They already control 90% of the press. The Democrat Party in America today represents everything the old Communist Party does. There is no difference in them really than Castro or Higo Chavez. Wake up America,its later than you think.

The Tea Party Republicans in 2010: Joe Barton (R-TX) apologizes to bp for its polluting the US gulf coastline. The tea party rises in protest against President Obama's "shakedown" of bp (which prevented US taxpayers from paying for the cleanup).

Now, Newt Gingrich (fresh off his prediction of a Christine O'Donnell win this fall) criticizes Americans collecting food stamps and the premise of the food stamp program.

And Americans who don't support Republicans could suffer "Second Amendment remedies" from those folks who don't agree with the outcome of elections.

Obama has been waging class warfare since he took office. Far from trying to bring the nation together, he demonizes the job-creators and lumps regular professionals (e.g., doctors, lawyers, dentists, etc) in with the "millionaires and billionaires."

Those in the professional class who voted for Obama must be dismayed to hear him claim how greedy they are for not wanting their taxes to go up when a FULL 43% of Americans pay no income taxes at all.

Newt, we already know you're a heartless guy. What man serves his wife fighting cancer divorce papers in the hospital? Newt does (and did -- so he could hurry and marry the woman he was committing adultery with.) We know Republicans would prefer to end all unemployment insurance and food stamps and all government help of struggling Americans down on their luck. We know you want to take away all healthcare rights and leave us at the mercy of behemoth insurers and doctors and pharmaceutical companies. We know you want to do away with Social Security and Medicare. We know you and Beck believe those who can't pay for it should have their enflamed houses burn to the ground and that America will be better off if our weak, sick, aged, and poor just starve and die in the alleys -- out of our way and out of sight. You mention jobs, but we also know you and your Republican Party don't have a clue how to create jobs, other than dump truckloads of our tax dollars at the feet of our wealthiest Americans. If Republicans don't wake up and try to reduce the ever-growing gulf between the richest Americans and the rest of us (97%), there will eventually be a class war and it will be a bloody one.

The Dems have shown that they are not on the side of the average American working class. If you are illegal ..a minority...a terrorist.... a communist...you are wonderful in the Dems eyes. I would love to remind the queen that redistributing wealth is class warfare and she has shown she is a liar again.

The truth hurts, doesn't it? You probably think that government spending creates wealth-producing jobs, too. It's pretty funny that you of all people is decrying "class warfare". Can't wait to see you lose your 757. Are you going to quit before you have to give Boehner the gavel? I bet you do.

The Speaker is right on. Newt has sunk to a new low that can only further divide this country.We have troubles enough with Americans hurting not because of Obama;s policies, but the policies of Newt"s buddies. THE WALL STREETS, THE KOCHS,THE MURDOCHS , the RICH. For him to denigrate those who are on food stamps as Result of REPUBLICAN policies is criminal and shameful. All is fair in War politics, then this is the demoguery, class warfare statement that an adulterer can make. The social Contract that this country has with its people at least is not as heart less as those illiterates that make up the group that supports this balderdash